'Kalin!' Shouted a voice from somewhere behind me. Turning around, I saw West standing there.

'What is it, West?'

'A person has been spotted on the edge of the town. Dustin told me to come and get you.'

'Ok, West, I'll go check it out.' Ruffling West's hair, I made my way out of the door and into the harsh sun. It was summer time, and the sun was even hotter than usual. I had made sure that all the kids had proper hats to protect them from sunburn, and when it was this hot, most people usually stayed inside.

For once, I wasn't wearing my black coat, it was just too warm. I made my way down the street, kicking up dust as I walked. I could see Dustin waiting for me under a shelter that had been constructed.

Dustin was a good man, who used to work in the mines. When he had got out, I had assigned the job of being lookout. He was happy enough in this role, as it meant he could usually read a book whilst on the job.

'Kalin, there's someone on the far north border, but I have no idea who, they're a long way out.'

'Alright, I'll grab my runner and go check it out. I'm sure its nothing to worry about, although it is unusual for someone to be this far out.'

Dustin nodded. 'Alright Kalin, you be safe now'. Then Dustin turned back to his book, and carried on as he was.

A few months ago, a package had arrived from Yusei, Jack and Crow. They hadn't had the time to deliver it in person, but I understood that. They had constructed me a runner. It was well built and durable, making it perfect for use out in this part of the world.

The runner was black, with pale blue lines running along. I hopped on, not bothering with a helmet. It was only a few kilometres, and in this heat a helmet would feel suffocating.

Whoever was out there must be having a hard time. They were very exposed to the sun and probably didn't have any water with them.

When I reached the person, they were motionless. I jumped off the runner, and gently rolled them onto their back. It was a young woman. She had short black hair with the fringe brushed to one side. Her pale skin was dirty from the dusty ground. I shook her gently, to try and get her to wake up. The only response I got was a groan.

She obviously needed help, so I decided to bring her back to the town. As carefully as I could, I lifted her from the ground, and onto my runner. Then I climbed on behind her so that I could hold her in place. I drove the runner at half the speed I had on the way down, just to be safe. I didn't know what kind of shape she was in and I didn't want to make it worse.

I would take her to Faye. Faye was the only doctor in the town, but she had taken on Nico as an apprentice. Nico loved helping people, so she got a lot out of helping Faye.

When I reached the town, I lifted the girl off the bike and carried her to Faye's house. I knocked on the door, and Faye opened it. When she saw the girl a frown immediately appeared on her face.

'Carry her in Kalin. Put her on the bed in my examination room please. Do I need to ask you where you found her?' Faye's tone was businesslike and set about getting numerous medical supplies from cupboards.

'Outskirts of the town, Dustin saw her there. I don't know who she is or why she was there, but she looked like she needed help.' I responded. 'Faye, is there anything I can do to help?'

She nodded. 'If you don't mind. It would be helpful if you could hold this to her head.' she said, passing me a cold flannel she had just put in water. 'It will help to cool her down, she was in the sun for too long.'

I took the flannel and held it to the girl's forehead. The door then opened, and Nico came in.

'Ah, Nico. Could you please fetch me some fresh bandages from upstairs?' Faye asked.

Nico nodded, and ran out of the room to do as Faye had asked.

'Right. The first thing I can see is that this girl has broken her ankle.' Faye said, as she began to examine the girl. 'It's sticking out at an angle. I'll need to reset the ankle.' She sighed as she said this.

'Is that bad?' I asked.

'Well, it's going to cause a lot of pain, and I don't want to administer local anaesthetic because it could cause more damage.' Faye was frowning again now, obviously concerned.

'Could you do it now whilst she's still unconscious? Would that be better?'

'Well of course it would.' Faye snapped. 'But it will take me a while to check how the bone is broken and she may well be awake by then. So I need to hurry up.' With that, she worked in silence, and I carried on holding the flannel to her forehead, feeling a little useless.

Nico then came back in holding a box filled with bandages.

'I have the bandages, Miss Faye.' She said.

'Thank you Nico.' Faye took the bandages from Nico and placed them on a countertop.

'Nico, take over from Kalin and hold the flannel to her head. Kalin, over here.' I did as she said, and passed the flannel to Nico as I walked over to Faye.

'Kalin, I need you to hold her down. She could wake up as I do this and she cannot thrash around, alright? It will just damage her leg, so make sure you are holding the leg as firmly as you can.' I nodded, and held the girl's calf, as Faye prepared to reset the ankle.

'Ok, on the count of three. One, two, three!' Faye pushed the ankle with a loud click. The girl winced, but she did not wake.

'Thank goodness.' Faye sighed in relief. She then took some bandages from the box and wrapped them around the ankle tightly, before applying some kind of paste.

'What does that paste do?' It smelled very odd.

It was Nico that answered me. 'The paste sets the bandages. it means that the ankle stays in that position so that I won't move out of place until it's fully healed.'

I gave Nico a smile, and then turned back to Faye.

'Right, Kalin, you can get out now.' She said.

'What? Why?'

'I need to remove her clothes to check for rib damage. From what I can tell she took quite a fall and I need to check for more injury. Do you really want to stick around for that?' Faye asked, raising an eyebrow.

I blushed slightly, and shook my head.

'I'll make my way out then.' And then I hurried out of the examination room.